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SCLZ vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XRMI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against SCLZ’s 8.4%, though SCLZ returned more with it reinvested.

Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

8.4%SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
12.1%XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+13.2%SCLZ total return, 1 year
+10.3%XRMI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SCLZ scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

SCLZ 43.6XRMI 43.43.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

SCLZ14 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%8.4% of it arrived as cash14 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SCLZ+13.2%14 pts behind SCHD
XRMI6.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% of it arrived as cash6.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%6.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCLZ and XRMI hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCLZ and XRMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCLZXRMI
APPLE INC6.15%7.54%
NVIDIA CORP5.99%8.27%
AMAZON.COM INC3.75%3.82%
MICROSOFT CORP3.71%5.63%
BROADCOM INC4.71%2.61%
META PLATFORMS INC3.34%2.26%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7.89%1.76%
TESLA INC1.80%1.58%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON2.41%1.00%
ABBVIE INC1.82%0.72%
WALMART INC1.48%0.72%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC3.01%0.66%
Only in each
Only in SCLZOnly in XRMI
ALPHABET INC 5.18%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.15%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.14%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.50%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.44%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10%ELI LILLY & CO 1.42%
VISA INC 2.27%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.40%
EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92%CASH 1.11%
MASTERCARD INC 1.74%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.04%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SCLZ and XRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SCLZXRMISCLZXRMISCLZXRMI
3 months+2.9%+3.5%2.1%3.0%−3.6 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+14.2%+8.9%3.8%6.3%+1.6 pts−9.1 pts
1 year+13.2%+10.3%8.4%12.1%−14.0 pts−6.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+27.2%not published33.3%not published−51.2 pts
Since launch+36.5%+17.0%19.6%43.8%−6.3 pts−66.1 pts
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SCLZ and XRMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCLZ
Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
XRMI
Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerSwanGlobal X
Strategydividend stocks with call overlayoption income
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.5%12.3%
Expense ratio0.79%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year8.4%12.1%
Price change, 1 year+4.1%−2.4%
Total return, 1 year+13.2%+10.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+27.2%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−14.0 pts−6.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published95%
Age934 days1849 days
Net assets$20m$60m

SCLZ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.

XRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, SCLZ or XRMI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 12.1%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, SCLZ or XRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, SCLZ returned +13.2% and XRMI returned +10.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SCLZ returned more.
Which is cheaper, SCLZ or XRMI?
SCLZ charges 0.79% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SCLZ against XRMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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